Tom Cotton Introduces Bill to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Aliens, Terrorists

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Tom Cotton Introduces Bill to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Aliens, Terrorists

John Binder 15 Jul 2025

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is introducing legislation that would finally end the nation’s birthright citizenship policy that rewards the United States-born children of illegal aliens with automatic American citizenship.

On Tuesday, Cotton will introduce the Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act, Breitbart News has exclusively learned.

The bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens, often referred to as “anchor babies,” are not eligible for birthright American citizenship.

Likewise, the bill would ensure that the U.S.-born children of foreign terrorists and foreign spies are similarly not rewarded with birthright American citizenship.

“There is no constitutional right for illegal aliens to cross the border to gain citizenship for their children,” Cotton said in a statement. “Granting birthright citizenship to illegal aliens has contributed to the highest levels of illegal immigration in history. Fixing this will help reduce the damage from Joe Biden’s catastrophic border crisis.”

The bill is critical to President Donald Trump’s America First agenda, which has sought to end birthright citizenship through executive order.

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[Bigun]

Why? The language of the 14th amendment, and it's legislative history, make it perfectly clear that it applies only to freed slaves and their progeny. See: ("And subject to the jurisdiction thereof.")

[Smokin Joe]

Why? The language of the 14th amendment, and it's legislative history, make it perfectly clear that it applies only to freed slaves and their progeny. See: ("And subject to the jurisdiction thereof.")

In a 'press 2 for English' world, do you really expect IV League graduates to be able to correctly interpret the 14th Amendment?

And for anyone who thinks it automatically gave 'anchor' babies citizenship, why were American Indians not citizens until 1924? (by Act of Congress). They were born here.

The 14th was never intended to be a goal line reward (Get that bun in the oven across the line before it pops the chute...TOUCHDOWN! It's a fine, healthy citizen!).

[Bigun]

In a 'press 2 for English' world, do you really expect IV League graduates to be able to correctly interpret the 14th Amendment?

And for anyone who thinks it automatically gave 'anchor' babies citizenship, why were American Indians not citizens until 1924? (by Act of Congress). They were born here.

The 14th was never intended to be a goal line reward (Get that bun in the oven across the line before it pops the chute...TOUCHDOWN! It's a fine, healthy citizen!).

  As a matter of fact, I do expect them to!

[DefiantMassRINO]

Constitutional Amendment ... I don't trust 'judicial interpretation' ... to get the 'interpretation' you want, you just need to find the right judge.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Constitutional Amendment ... I don't trust 'judicial interpretation' ... to get the 'interpretation' you want, you just need to find the right judge.

Eh, the Constitution is always being interpreted by judicial.  You know, like the right to abortion